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Before repairing the door springs, unplug the dishwasher or shut off the power at the fuse box or breaker panel to avoid an electrical shock hazard.
The door opens and closes with the
aid of springs. If the springs (or the cables that connect them
on some dishwashers) break, the door will drop open hard. The
door will also be heavier when closing. If the door drops open,
it may also bend the door hinges out of shape resulting in a door
that does not close properly and possibly leaks.

When replacing the springs or cables,
all of them should be replaced at the same time.
To access the door springs and cables
remove the lower panel located beneath the door. The panel is
usually held in place with two screws either above or below the
panel. It may be necessary to first open the door to the dishwasher
to get to the screws over the panel, then close the door to remove
the panel.
There are two common types of spring
assemblies. One type connects the springs from a hook on the dishwasher
cabinet of to a tang on the door hinge .

The spring hooks to the idler arm on the opposite end from where the pulley is mounted. The other end of the spring looks like it hooks to a raised tab on the deck, straight behind the left mower spindle. Hope this helps you, please rate my solution if so, thanks!

You can go to www.Searspartsdirect.com and put you units model number in and order the cable yourself. They can ship it right to your house and you can swap the cable yourself with just simple hand tools.

You can see the details on the idler attachment in the parts schematic when you are ordering your new cable.

kitchenaid should be made to recall all of these dishwashers that have that string holding door since it could pose a hazzard to children. They should be made to put in a metal cable at no cost to the consumer

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possible that is the problem
see if you can move the end of the cable closer down the handle (control lever) to give it enough length
check how you fitted the cable and the spring may fit in a hole on the other side of where you put the cable end

The bracket that has the Idler Pulley is broken? Well that's why it doesn't work. Not sure what the real question is.
If the Bracket was intact, I would have guessed a Broken Spring that attaches to that bracket has broken

MTD uses several different configurations. Electric PTO's are tensioned all the time by an idler pulley on a spring loaded bracket. Manual PTO's with an engagement lever have a movable bracket attached to the lever via a cable that will tension the belt when the lever is engaged. Another configuration is the deck engages when the deck is lowered with the deck height lever and disengaged when the deck is raised. In this case the belt is tensioned by a large spring from the rear deck support bracket to a mount on the transaxle and tension is released by a rod that pull the deck forward when it is raised.

Your belt has slipped off of the idler pulley or the spring that puts tension on the idler pulley bracket is broken or came off of the bracket.
I will send you a link to a website to help you out on the routing of the belt.
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Check closely where the idler bracket was at and also the spring location.
You look for a worn area on the frame of the dryer and also the worn area on the idler arm bracket. Once you locate the right place for them to go, then put your spring on and check to see where it may hook up, there should be a small worn spot to look for...Just remember that the spring will be under tension when it is hooked up. So look for an area that would be worn with the spring stretched out somewhat.
I will send you a website to check also, they have schematics of dryers and they may be able to show you the approximate location of the bracket.http://www.partselect.com/ or try this one...
http://www.appliancepartspros.com/index.aspx
Good Luck,
I hope this helps.

That spring will attach itself to just about anything available. So put some hand tension on the idler pulley of the tensioner, and make an arc with the end of the spring, and there should a tab or bolt or post that the spring could attach to.